THE LONGBRANCH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Puget Lowland setting.
Longbranch CDP has 20 square miles of land in Pierce County. Its Census reference point is in Central Puget Lowland, within Puget Lowland.
A glacial lowland surrounds Puget Sound with islands, bays, peninsulas and rolling terrain. Moraines, outwash plains and river terraces create a varied setting beneath the region's maritime climate.
Regional context: Puget Lowland ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Longbranch and Pierce County
Longbranch is associated with Pierce County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Longbranch by land and water
The Census records 0.35 square miles of water within Longbranch, or 1.7% of its total area. It is 5.9 percentage points lower than the 7.6% recorded for Pierce County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Longbranch CDP has 3.2 times the land area of nearby Home CDP (6.32 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

